SAMPLE SPECIALIST, UK & Ireland (Maternity Cover)
Location: White City, England
Country: United Kingdom
Region: United Kingdom
Reference Number: R48299
Position type: Permanent
Category: Apparel
Job Function: Mid to Senior Level
About Us:
We are brand builders who focus our passion and creativity to build Calvin Klein and TOMMY HILFIGER into the most desirable lifestyle brands in the world. Guided by our values and enabled by our scale and global reach, we are driving fashion forward for good, as one team with one vision and one plan.
About THE ROLE
The PVH finance team is instrumental to the success of the PVH Region North business. Reporting to the Senior Director, Finance, this role will be responsible for managing all sample fulfillment for our Wholesale, Ecommerce, Product and Marketing teams.
This is a full-time role, working on site fully, Monday-Friday.
Responsibilities include:
* Brand liaison contact for Key account customers, managing and maintaining external relationships.
* Guarantee all sample daily requests are satisfied for the UK & Ireland market using Fashion GPS.
* Ensure departmental best practice is adhered to - storage of samples, labelling of samples, showroom set up, send outs of samples.
* Manage previous season pack down and new season set up.
* Managing sample deliveries, in season product and showroom samples.
* Management of samples for internal and external PR events.
* Management of sample fulfilment to PR journalists.
* Building & maintaining effective relationships with senior stakeholders across the business & external partners.
* Delivering management updates to key stakeholders, internally and externally.
* Strategically plan and manage the departmental critical path. Managing cross functional collaboration and manage communication to ensure deadlines are met.
* Preparation of samples for internal Seasonal Kick Off meetings.
* Think ‘Blue sky’, plan new initiatives and approaches to best practice to progress and develop the department.
About YOU
* You’ll have previous experience in a similar sample role or analytical based field.
* You’ll Take Ownership, running the sample department critical path and ensuring projects are delivered on time.
* You’ll Collaborate to Win, having strong stakeholder management skills and the ability to build relationships with ease, working cross functionally and with external stakeholders.
* You’ll be proactive and a team player, ready to get involved when needed.
* You’ll be analytically minded, understanding large data sheets and delivering relevant information to Make Informed Decisions.
* You'll have Intermediate to advanced Excel skills.
* You will work well with change, being able to Adapt Fast and work with pace.
* Knowledge of Fashion GPS is an added bonus but not essential as training will be provided.
About WHAT WE OFFER
At PVH, we understand that the success of our organisation is directly related to our hardworking and dedicated associates who contribute their time and talents to help make our Company the success it is.
PVH Corp. or its subsidiary is an equal opportunity employer and considers all applicants for employment on the basis of their individual capabilities and qualifications.
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